A review by czoltak
The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I honestly don’t know what happened with this. This book started out really well and then just fell apart more and more as the story went on. This was entirely too long and did not need to be over 400 pages. Especially since the ‘big reveal’ happened basically 100 pages in. I don’t understand why Christina Henry felt the need to reveal the twist so soon. Also the racism in this was over the top. This is not that old so why did it feel the need to fall into the trap older books have of beating us over the head with the fact that a character is bad with almost constant racism. News flash, I already knew the character was bad I didn’t need to listen to her racist ideals for pages and pages. And then, in the same story she wanted to have powerful conversations about female empowerment 🤨 which fell completely flat. I honestly don’t get this book and hope Christina Henry stays in the lane of Near The Bone instead and stays far away from this kind of writing again.
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